"This is not a serious inquiry. This is not a serious hearing."
"It is another attack on our democracy and our institutions."
"The American people are smart, that they are not going to be fooled by what is happening here today."
"This entire fake impeachment inquiry is not about the United States; it is about Hunter Biden."
"You are being played by these extremists and Donald Trump. It is costing us our economy."
"The people of America elected all 435 of us to do the things they expect Congress to do--real business, not theater--try to have some type of prescription drug reform legislation this year. But, inste..."
"This inquiry is a cynical attempt to tar everyone, to make everyone look suspect, make everyone look corrupt, so that voters just give up and say, 'There is not much difference here.'"
"We cannot give up on discerning truth from propaganda. We cannot give up on our collective governance."
"The evidence before us shows no wrongdoing by President Biden."
"What about the January 6th defendants?--all of whom had lawyers, due process, the presumption of innocence."
"And again, of course, we know it is not about the evidence."
"But the problem is, when you sling mud, you got to have mud."